diff --git a/nodejs/private/nodejs_toolchains_repo.bzl b/nodejs/private/nodejs_toolchains_repo.bzl
index 1550cab767..0a80d77176 100644
--- a/nodejs/private/nodejs_toolchains_repo.bzl
+++ b/nodejs/private/nodejs_toolchains_repo.bzl
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ See https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_nodejs/issues/3795.
 toolchain(
     name = "{platform}_toolchain",
     exec_compatible_with = {compatible_with},
-    target_compatible_with = {compatible_with}, # prevent Node from this toolchain being bundled by js_image_oci to incompatible target platforms (https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_nodejs/issues/3854)
     toolchain = "@{user_node_repository_name}_{platform}//:toolchain",
     toolchain_type = "@rules_nodejs//nodejs:toolchain_type",
 )